Houston

Playgrounds in Houston

The aupa map shows 389 playgrounds in Houston. That’s 1.7 per 10,000 residents, rank 20 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Playgrounds in Houston

The map shows the 389 playgrounds in Houston, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

389
Playgrounds on the map
1.7
per 10,000 residents
20.
rank in our city comparison in the US
295
different streets

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Streets

Playgrounds in Houston: on these streets

The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.

  • East Memorial Loop Drive (4)
  • Ojeman Road (4)
  • Fulton Street (3)
  • Kimberley Lane (3)
  • Memorial Drive (3)
  • Nunn Street (3)
  • Real Street (3)
  • Avenue I (2)
  • Berkley Street (2)
  • Blalock Road (2)
  • Briar Forest Drive (2)
  • Carew Street (2)
  • Chimney Rock Road (2)
  • Cooper Road (2)
  • Corwin Street (2)
  • Country Place Drive (2)
  • Dickens Road (2)
  • East 35th Street (2)
  • Fern Drive (2)
  • Gazin Street (2)
  • Greenbriar Drive (2)
  • Griggs Road (2)
  • Gulf Freeway Frontage Road (2)
  • Gulfton Street (2)
  • Hammerly Boulevard (2)
  • Henry Street (2)
  • Hollister Road (2)
  • Kingspoint Road (2)
  • Lamar Street (2)
  • Lamonte Lane (2)
  • Landsdowne Drive (2)
  • Leeland Street (2)
  • Lipan Road (2)
  • Mac Gregor Loop Drive (2)
  • Mc Clearen Drive (2)
  • McCulloch Circle (2)
  • Melrose Park Road (2)
  • Nordling Road (2)
  • North Boulevard (2)
  • Pearl Street (2)
  • San Felipe Street (2)
  • Sandhurst Drive (2)
  • Sherwood Forest Street (2)
  • Spring Branch Drive (2)
  • Stillbrooke Drive (2)
  • Tanglewilde Street (2)
  • Tipps Street (2)
  • Vogue Lane (2)
  • War Memorial Drive (2)
  • West Patton Street (2)
  • Westshire Drive (2)
  • White Heather Drive (2)
  • Willia Street (2)
  • Winfield Road (2)
  • Yellowstone Boulevard (2)
  • 93rd Street
  • Adams Street
  • Ahrens Street
  • Alief Clodine Road
  • Anita Street
  • Antoine Drive
  • Aruba Drive
  • Avalon Place
  • Bailey Street
  • Ballantine Street
  • Baneway Drive
  • Barremore Street
  • Bauman Road
  • Beasley Hill
  • Beauchamp Street
  • Bell Gardens Drive
  • Bellfort Street
  • Beresford Street
  • Bering Drive
  • Berry Street
  • Bigelow Street
  • Blue Ridge Drive
  • Bolin Road
  • Bonsrell Street
  • Boone Road;Lê Văn Hưng
  • Braewick Drive
  • Breezy Landing Lane
  • Briar Ridge Drive
  • Brinkman Street
  • Britoak Lane
  • Broadgreen Drive
  • Bronson Street
  • Burdine Court
  • Burnett Street
  • Burning Bush Lane
  • Calumet Street
  • Cambridge Street
  • Campbell Road
  • Camway Street
  • Candlelight Lane
  • Carlingford Lane
  • Carlos Street
  • Carmen Street
  • Carriage Hill Drive
  • Carrolton Street
  • Carvel Lane
  • Cetti Street
  • Chain Street
  • Chapis Street
  • Cindywood Drive
  • Clark Road
  • Clematis Lane
  • Club Creek Drive
  • Cogburn Park Lane
  • Cohn Street
  • Collingsworth Street
  • Coral Street
  • Cullen Boulevard
  • Danfield Drive
  • Davidson Street
  • De Soto Street
  • Des Chaumes Street
  • Dewey Street
  • Dreyfus Street
  • Du Barry Lane

… and 175 more streets.

Where the surface is recorded (5 of 389), it’s mostly wood chips (100%).

Comparison

Playgrounds: city comparison in the US

Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

CityTotalper 10,000
San Jose4124.1
Baltimore2384.1
Honolulu1394.0
Denver2793.8
Detroit2473.8
Portland2193.4
Chicago8003.0
Seattle2272.9
Indianapolis2502.8
Oklahoma City1802.6
Louisville1572.5
Charlotte2292.5
Boston1602.4
Austin2262.3
Columbus2052.2
Washington1542.2
Dallas2491.9
Philadelphia2841.8
Phoenix2841.7
Houston3891.7
Good to know

With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.

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FAQ

Questions about playgrounds in Houston

How many playgrounds are there in Houston?
The aupa map shows 389 playgrounds in Houston (as of October 2026). That’s 1.7 per 10,000 residents, rank 20 of 35 cities in the US. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app.
Where are playgrounds in Houston?
The map shows 389 playgrounds in Houston, for example on these streets: East Memorial Loop Drive, Ojeman Road and Fulton Street. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows playgrounds in Houston?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, including 389 playgrounds in Houston. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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